Face
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Junji Sakamoto
Naomi Fujiyama
Etsushi Toyokawa
Michiyo Ookusu
Kankuro Nakamura
Jun Kunimura
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Synopsis
Shortly after her mother's funeral, meek and mild-mannered Masako has an unprecedented violent clash with her sister. In a fit of fury, Masako strangles and kills her. Masako's immediate reaction is to contemplate suicide, but her fear of the karmic consequences prevent her from doing so. When the police begin investigating the death, she steals the cash donated by the funeral guests and flees to Osaka, which is overrun with refugees from the 1995 Kobe earthquake. There she takes a job in a fleabag hotel run by a debt-ridden gambler. When he is found murdered, she flees again, and through a stranger she meets on a train ends up working in a tiny karaoke bar where she becomes part of a grown-up extended family. On the run, Masako's odyssey forces her to discovers inner resources she had no idea she possessed.
Director
Junji Sakamoto
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Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States August 2001
Released in United States June 2001
Released in United States May 2000
Released in United States on Video October 4, 2005
Released in United States September 2000
Festival (in competition) September 21-30, 2000.
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival May 10-21, 2000.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 23 - April 8, 2001.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 23 - April 8, 2001.)
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2000.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States May 2000 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival May 10-21, 2000.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.)
Released in United States August 2001 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Festival (in competition) September 21-30, 2000.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2000.)
Released in United States on Video October 4, 2005
